Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08
O'Brian in New York.

demonstration announced to take place TO-
night, at which Hon. VIM. O'Brien was to
appear was good deal of fiasco, owing
to the fact that labor people insisted the
cause of Pr. McGlynn was approvingly in
troduced into the resolution to be adopted
at the Union Square meeting, and that
Henry Georges land theory should also be
advocated When O'Brien looked through
: the resolutions he erased DR.. McGlynn and
| the land theory topics, especially that part
which spoke OF the 'persecution" of Nc
Glynn; then he sent them back to the COM
mittee that prepared them.
The matter has created a great sensation
in Irish and labor circles. O'Brien has
written a long statement for the Sun, giving
his views on the subject and adding: II
most deeply regret that anything should
occur which prevents one from expressing
in person my gratitude to the working
classes of New York for loyal and hearty
| service. am quite sure they intended to
render care tonight by this demonstration.
was forced to abstain from par
ticipation inl proceedings because the
only alternative left me was to inflict what
I knew would be q deadly blow to the
movement in which the happiness of our
people during the present generation is
bound" Henry George did not attend the
vious engagement prevented his presence
at the meeting, and adding that he did not
sympathize with b, me- rule, as it stopped
short OF what the Irish people should have
possession of the land.
o'BRIEN LEARNED
That John McMakin, who presided at the
two lectures delivered by Tijman, of the
Phmnix Park murder notoriety was to
preside at the Union Square meeting. He
at once resolved to have nothing to do
with it. The committee determined to
throw over O'Brien rather than McMakin,
who conducted Henry Georges campaign
last fall, the result was that O'Brien did
not appear in the Union Square where the
meeting was held. Twenty thousand peo-
pie were assembled on the piazza
facin the upper plaza at the upper
end of the square where were DR.. McGlynn,
John McMahin, DR.. Edward Malone, State
Delegate of the International League and
others. McMahin made the opening
speech on the basis of Georges land theory.
DR.. McGlynn was loudly cheered, and ris-
ing, said it was the shocking thing that
after having been honored by an invita-
ton of the United Labor Party of the
Knights of Labor and Central Union.
O'Brien dare dictate to them and scratch
and cross out portions OF their resolutions.
After McGlynn's speech resolutions were
read and adopted, and speeches were made
by others.
At the meeting of the Fifth Ward branch
of the Irish league to-day: ex-senator
Grady made an address in which he strong
ly commended Editor O'Brien for refusing
to attend the mass meeting last night. Gra-
dy said Ireland's 8 cause should be mixed up
with no other questions. Religious preju-
dices formerly separated Irish people; that
had passed for ever. No other conflicting
element should be allowed to come in.
He WAS LOUDLY APPLAUDED.
O'Brien in his statement of dealings with
the Committee of Arrangements says he
accepted an invitation solely on the con-
dition that action should be directed by
the service of the Irish cause, and should
in no manner increase the difficulties of
the Irish people already sufficiently cruel
by embroiling US in American issues, and
thus estranging sympathy from. american
people, whichssis one of the sheet anchors OF
our ccesa He also says that the COM
mittee first brought him Teso-
lutions to amend as he saw
Et, ana agreed te change the presiding Off
Ger, McMickan, in accordance with his OBJ
lection. They did not again come to him
until Saturday evening, when he learned
that the resolutions could not be changed,
and that the Objectionable officer should
preside.